#zouks

[beatissofunny]

That blowing challenge? Hot.

I blame this

[jasonmantzoukas]

What do you want to say to all the couples out there watching?

Jason Mantzoukas's Taskmaster Series 19 Interview

[paupelou]

[firstelevens]

Dealer's choice, 🃏⚔️🌹 if you'd like!

⚔️ - Hidden Weapons

Just before Jack actually started speaking, he’d figured out that if he touched his hand to something and made an inquisitive little noise, Sam or Bucky would identify it for him. Mornings for the next few days were just a litany of nouns, and it only got more expansive once they started carrying him around the house for the express purpose of reaching more things. Every time they named something for him, Jack's eyes would light up and he would bob his head in a little nod like he'd just been testing them.

Sam is pretty sure that all those educational breakfasts are why Jack's first word (dada) was followed almost immediately by his second through fourth words (cado-poon-papa), the last of which had been growled in frustration because Bucky had been so sidetracked by his delight at Jack’s first word that the spoonful of mashed avocado in his hand hadn’t made it to Jack’s mouth.

He's a quick learner, their son. He masters most of the toys he gets within a few days of getting them, goes from crawling to walking to full on running much faster than either of them is prepared for. He learns Bucky's scowl and the rhythm of Sam's laugh, picks up tunes from songs he's only heard once and hums them to Alpine while she supervises his time in the playpen. Sam didn't realize just how much Jack was observing and absorbing until one night after bath time, when Jack wriggled out of Sam's arms and proceeded to make a round of the front room, tapping each door and the wall below each window after stopping in front of them for a moment, a perfect imitation of Bucky's regular nighttime lock and alarm check.

Still, as observant as Jack is, he's always got about twelve different things in the room that fascinate him, so if a little bit of the spy life does occasionally bleed into Sam and Bucky's domestic life, it's hardly the end of the world. When Bucky busts a knife out of the pocket of his unnecessarily tight jeans just so he can jimmy open the lid of a coffee can at breakfast, Sam gives a cursory glance in Jack's direction, but he's pretty focused on his Cheerios, so Sam doesn't give it a second thought.

Sam doesn't give it a second thought the next day at lunchtime, either, when he hears Bucky say, "Sorry, Jitterbug; I thought I already gave you a spoon." He doesn't think about it it when Jack manages to unlatch the top of one of his toys after he's fit all the shapes through the right holes, or when he plays with his big, safe-for-babies Legos for an hour and sticks a bunch of them together but somehow never asks for help pulling them apart.

He doesn't think about it at all, really, until one day Sam is sprawled out on the couch, his head in Bucky's lap while Bucky reads aloud from the most boring recon report of all time. On the carpet in front of them, Jack plays some kind of game that involves him and Boo the sheep and lots of colorful blocks being jammed into a tiny bucket.

Whatever the game is supposed to be, Jack has worked tirelessly at fitting the blocks into his bucket. When it comes time to empty it, he raises the bucket and turns it upside down like he usually does, but it's too packed and nothing comes out. He shakes the bucket a few times, too, but nothing changes. Sam has to bite his lip to avoid intervening, but he gives Bucky's knee a little poke to catch his attention so neither one of them misses it.

Jack tries to go in with his fingers next, but the blocks are slippery and he can't get a grip on any of them. His little face is starting to look more frustrated now, and Sam is on the verge of asking whether he'd like some help when Jack lets out a classic Bucky Barnes Exasperated Sigh and reaches into the bib of his extremely cute overalls. Sam is prepared to write it off as weird baby behavior, and then he watches Jack extract his favorite Blues Clues spoon from inside his clothes.

("Guess I didn't lose it at the park after all," mutters Bucky, and Sam elbows him quiet, although now he does feel bad for suggesting that that had been the case.)

With a look of concentration on his face, Jack wiggles the spoon between the wall of the bucket and one of the blocks. He works it back and forth a few times, and the block finally springs free, skittering across the floor and landing right in front of the couch. Looking delighted, Jack claps his chubby hands together and lifts the bucket again, turning it inside out and laughing gleefully as all the rest of the blocks fall out.

Then he reaches for his spoon, very carefully turns it over once in his hands--almost like he was imitating someone in his life who always flips his knives before tucking them back into his belt--and then pops the spoon back into his overall bib.

Sam rolls onto his back so that Bucky can see his raised eyebrows more clearly. "This one's your fault," he says. "Hidden weapons and subterfuge are your thing."

Bucky snorts, looking more than a little bit proud as he glances back in Jack's direction. "You say that now, but that makes climbing onto unnecessarily high shit your fault, and I foresee that coming up a lot."

"You're by far the worst husband I've ever had," mumbles Sam, pulling a face at Bucky.

In response, Bucky just boops his nose. "Keep telling yourself that, sweetheart."

Sam blows a raspberry at Bucky, mostly because he can, and pushes off the couch, joining Jack on the floor instead. Without hesitation, Bucky follows.

[iwrotemrtambourineman]

few things draw such a distinct line between american and british senses of humor than jason's attempt at a folk song playing to absolute silence while he was being as detachingly annoying as possible while rosie's sincere attempt gets laughs for the clever little rhyme scheme

[dadvans]

(is anyone else here talking about how bryan safi is on the most recent episode of how did this get made!!!!)

[fidjiefidjie]

Bon Matin 💙🪘🎸🥥

Francis Lalanne 🎶 La Vi Sans Vou

[haveyouheardthisband]

[gillianthecat]

Iago Hassuike (leading) and Felipe Lira (following) dancing lambada.

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[elmaxlys]

Tournoi Memique 2 - Round 1 : Maldon (Nettoyer, Astiquer, Balayer) VS J'aimerais Tellement

Pour ceux à qui ça ne parle pas :

[sinnlichestanzen]

Zouk-Partnertanz - Erola Pons

Erola Pons - Zouk-Partnertanz

[sonicandvisualsurprises]

80's

Bonne Année by La Compagnie Créole is a cheerful song to welcome the New Year, combining lively rhythms with a message of celebration and togetherness.

[fuchinobe]

(1987, Not On Label, L.P. 535) Rare private press in conjunction with Cabo Verde Airlines (TACV).

[gravalicious]

Jacob Desvarieux (1986) by Philippe Giraud.

[chowder60-06]

more shows i watched that range in obscurity

shoutout qubo sprout and kabillion